This emergency plan is to provide the basis for taking action to prevent air pollutant concentration from reaching
levels which could endanger the public health or to abate such concentrations should they occur. The air quality
in some areas frequently does not meet ambient air quality standards. While remote, the potential exists for air
pollution in these areas to reach hazardous concentration. The District has the primary responsibility for taking
necessary action to curtail polluting activities and should the episode become so severe that it is beyond the
control capabilities of the local District, the State may be requested to take action to alleviate the condition.